Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Boone came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Boone in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Boone. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Boone data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Boone:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Boone is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Boone. See our Misc Page for Boone for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Boone:

Boone was mentioned in the following schedules:

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)

The following route mentioned Boone as a scheduled stop:

The City of San Francisco: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of San Francisco (train schedule from 1957). The City of San Francisco travelled between Chicago (IL) and San Francisco (CA)